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Nov 29, 2024 | 
ablawg.ca | Jennifer Koshan
By: Jennifer KoshanCase Commented On: R v Kruk, 2024 SCC 7 (CanLII)PDF Version: Myths, Stereotypes, and Substantive EqualityCanada’s legal frameworks related to substantive equality and sexual assault law have led to a robust body of jurisprudence on myths and stereotypes about sexual violence. The Supreme Court of Canada first used the language of myths and stereotypes in R v Lavallee, 1990 CanLII 95 (SCC), [1990] 1 SCR 852.
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Nov 28, 2024 | 
canliiconnects.org | Jennifer Koshan
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Jun 28, 2024 | 
ablawg.ca | Jennifer Koshan
By: Jennifer Koshan and Jonnette Watson HamiltonDocument Commented On: University of Calgary, Temporary structures and overnight protests, 2024-UC-003-APDF Version: Encampments on Campus Part 2Last week we posted commentary about the University of Calgary’s May 9, 2024 response to an on-campus encampment (see “Encampments on Campus: Trespass, Universities, and the Charter”).
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Jun 21, 2024 | 
ablawg.ca | Jennifer Koshan
By: Jennifer Koshan and Jonnette Watson HamiltonMatter Commented On: University of Calgary and Calgary Police Service Response to an On Campus Encampment on May 9, 2024PDF Version: Encampments on Campus: Trespass, Universities, and the CharterCampus encampments have proliferated this spring, demanding that universities divest from funds supporting Israel’s military operations in Gaza.
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May 16, 2024 | 
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This Volume is a collection of papers reviewing noteworthy Constitutional Law decisions of the Supreme Court of Canada released in 2022. The Volume covers cases presented at Osgoode Hall Law School’s 26th Annual Constitutional Cases Conference of the Supreme Court of Canada.
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Mar 18, 2024 | 
ablawg.ca | Jennifer Koshan
By: Jennifer KoshanMatter Commented On: Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights, Study of Bill C-332, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (controlling or coercive conduct), 44th Parliament, 1st sessionPDF Version: Bill C-332 and the Criminalization of Coercive ControlOn February 26, 2024, I appeared before the federal Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights (JUST), which is currently studying Bill C-332, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (controlling or coercive conduct).
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Feb 23, 2024 | 
ablawg.ca | Jennifer Koshan
By: Jennifer KoshanCase Commented On: UR Pride Centre for Sexuality and Gender Diversity v Government of Saskatchewan, 2024 SKKB 23 (CanLII)PDF Version: Seismic Shift: The Notwithstanding Clause and Litigation on the Rights of Trans and Gender Diverse YouthABlawg has been following the introduction of government restrictions aimed at trans and gender diverse youth since last fall (see here and here).
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Dec 20, 2023 | 
ablawg.ca | Jennifer Koshan
By: Jennifer Koshan Case Commented On: Colenutt v Colenutt, 2023 ABKB 562 (CanLII) PDF Version: Family Violence Torts and Their Limits in Alberta In September 2023, Deanne Sowter and I wrote an ABlawg post on the tort of family violence, which was initially recognized as a new tort by the Ontario Superior Court and then rejected by the Court of Appeal, along with the alternative tort of coercive control (see Ahluwalia v Ahluwalia, 2022 ONSC 1303 (CanLII) (Ahluwalia ONSC); 2023 ONCA 476...
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Nov 23, 2023 | 
ablawg.ca | Jennifer Koshan
By: Jennifer KoshanPolicy Proposal Commented On: United Conservative Party, Annual General Meeting Policy and Governance Resolutions, Policy Resolution 8 (November 2023)PDF Version: Gender-Affirming Names and Pronouns, Parental Control, and Family ViolenceContent Warning: This post contains descriptions of family violence and gender identity abuse. At the United Conservative Party (UCP)’s recent annual general meeting, party members voted on a number of policy proposals.
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Nov 8, 2023 | 
ablawg.ca | Jennifer Koshan
By: Jennifer KoshanCase Commented On: R v RMD, 2022 ABKB 851 (CanLII)PDF Version: The Myth of False Allegations of Intimate Partner ViolenceA colleague recently brought to my attention a decision concerning intimate partner sexual violence that was released earlier this year. In R v RMD, Justice Robert Graesser dealt with an application by the accused to cross-examine the complainant – his previous partner – on her past sexual activity in a criminal trial for alleged sexual assault.
